"There's the Super Bowl, and then there's Ravens-Steelers," Baltimore linebacker Terrell Suggs said. "This is definitely the most physical game of the year.

"We're bringing 53 men into the apocalypse, and we ain't bringing flowers."

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In a gridlocked AFC in which 11 of the 16 teams own winning records, consider this separation Sunday for the 5-2 Ravens and the 6-2 Steelers (who meet at 8:20 ET on NBC at Heinz Field) along with the AFC East's 4-3 New York Jets and division-leading, 5-2 Buffalo Bills (1 p.m. ET at Ralph Wilson Stadium).

Coach Mike Tomlin's Steelers are determined to prove this is a different team since quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was intercepted three times and sacked four times, including three times by Suggs, in the opener.

"We can be as good as we want to be," said Roethlisberger, who has thrown for 11 touchdowns with two interceptions during four consecutive wins.

Sunday's New York-Buffalo meeting is a chance for the Bills to improve their home record to 5-0 for the first time in 16 years. The Jets trail the Bills and the New England Patriots by one game.

"This is a big game," Buffalo quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said. "To say it's any bigger than any other one, it is bigger in the sense that it is a division game.

"If you want to be a playoff team, you've got to win games in your division."

A 25th-ranked Jets run defense will be challenged to stop Bills running back Fred Jackson, who leads the AFC with 1,074 yards from scrimmage.

"If you're talking an MVP of their team, it'd have to be him," New York coach Rex Ryan said.